Published: Feb 27, 2015, 10:46 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 27, 2015, 11:32 AM (IST)
Indian team management have decided to rest pacer Mohammed Shami for their upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 fixture against United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday at Perth. Shami has been recovering form knee injury and the team management doesn’t want to take any risk ahead of their important games and quarter-final. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: POINTS TABLE
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Meanwhile, there is no prize for guessing who India’s best bowler is after their first two matches in — against Pakistan and South Africa, no less. Mohammed Shami’s outstanding form in 2014 has spilled over to ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: though the batsmen have shared the spoils, Shami, with 17-2-65-6 (average 10.83, economy rate 3.82, strike rate 17) has been the unsung hero of the wins. Top 10 bowlers in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Shami’s One-Day International (ODI) numbers are phenomenal, more so for any Indian bowler. With 76 wickets from 42 ODIs (41 bowling innings), Shami is perched comfortably at the top among all Indian bowlers with 50 wickets, both in terms of average (25.48) or strike rate (27.3). There is no doubt that he has started his ODI career as India’s finest strike bowler, ahead of Kapil Dev (27.45 and 44.2) and Ajit Agarkar (27.85 and 32.9). ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Pool-wise Team Standings
Let us take a moment to ponder on these numbers: Shami takes a wicket every 27.3 balls, which amounts to two wickets in less than 55 balls. This means he assures you — on an average — more than two wickets in a ten-over spell. How good is that? Let us check. Top 10 batsmen in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
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